John Cabot University strives to foster an inclusive academic environment that ensures equal access to the course of study for students with diverse abilities. To this end, we are committed to providing reasonable academic accommodations to students who demonstrate a need for them. These accommodations are designed to enable instructors to accurately assess students' work on the basis of their abilities, not their disabilities. Academic accommodations are not meant to provide an unfair advantage or alter the course requirements. Students who receive academic accommodations are expected to meet the same learning objectives and grading standards as their classmates.
Information for Students:
*LEGGE 5 febbraio 1992, n. 104 (Legge-quadro per l'assistenza, l'integrazione sociale e i diritti delle persone handicappate); Legge 8 ottobre 2010, n. 170 (DSA); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Students requesting disability-related academic accommodations should identify themselves at the time they pay their tuition deposit or housing placement fee. To ensure adequate time for processing, requests for academic accommodations should be submitted no later than the dates reported below:
Fall: July 1
Spring: November 15
Summer I: May 15
Summer II: May 30
To initiate the process to apply for accommodations, students need to submit an online application and provide documentation to support their request by filling out this form.
To determine appropriate accommodations, the University requires recent (no older than four years) and detailed medical or psychological documentation of the specific disability for which they are seeking accommodation.
Acceptable documentation:
Please note: Documentation of accommodations granted from another institution is neither necessary nor sufficient.
Students needing assistance in submitting their online application can contact the Coordinator for Disability-related Academic Accommodations at [email protected], and submit their files directly to this email address.
Students who lack documentation, or whose documentation is older than the four-year limit established by the University, may want to reach out to the Office of Health and Wellbeing, where they will be assisted in connecting with local professionals able to assess their abilities.
After reviewing the provided documentation, the Coordinator for Disability-Related Academic Accommodations, Professor Carmen Franzese, will contact students to schedule an appointment with the aim of discussing their situation in detail so as to identify appropriate accommodations for their studies at John Cabot.
After the evaluation, students will be directly informed by the Dean of Academics’ Office of any accommodations granted through an official JCU letter. Students are responsible for forwarding this letter to their instructors, signifying their acceptance of the accommodations.
In cases where reasonable accommodations cannot be made for a student with a learning or other disability, the University will refund the application fee, tuition deposit, and housing placement fee.
Prospective students who haven't received their JCU credentials yet, but want information about services for students with disabilities, are also encouraged to contact the Coordinator for Disability-Related Academic Accommodations by writing to [email protected].
Please note that the process for applying for academic accommodations is separate from applying for admission to JCU. Once admitted and assigned a JCU ID number, students can then apply for academic accommodations.
For questions about admissions, please see the Undergraduate Admissions page.
Please note that the process for applying for academic accommodations is separate from the process for applying for housing accommodations. Students who wish to request special housing accommodations must contact the Housing Office directly at [email protected]. Please be aware that there are specific deadlines for applying for housing, which are listed on their dedicated page.
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